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About Me
- Mrs. Bain
- I am a 6th grade social studies teacher. I grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I have also lived in Iowa, Hawaii, Tennessee, and Illinois. Student success is my passion. I have a B.S. from Univ of Iowa and MEd and EdS from Southern IL University at Edwardsville. I have been a finalist for IL Teacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Russia. I have worked with the Dept. of Ed. in DC with the publication: Improving Organization and Study to Improve Student Learning--it can be downloaded at the Doing What Works Website for teachers.
Were you allowed to eat the olives off the trees? This is so beautiful... would love to go here someday!! Blake
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs. Bain,
ReplyDeleteIn the second picture from the top, is that the Great Pyramid? It sure looks pretty big.
Jared W.
Although VERY tempted, I did not eat any olives off of the trees! I did find out, however, that all olives grow on the same tree. They can be picked while green or stay on the tree until they ripen and turn black. That is why black olives are called "Ripe olives"!
ReplyDeleteHi Jared!
ReplyDeleteYes, the second photo is also of the Great Pyramid. Look closely and you can see how tiny the people are that are right next to the Pyramid. I have to be pretty far away in order to get the entire pyramid in the photo. I took a close-up of the blocks. It still amazes me that each block weighed over 2.5 tons!